Bove D G, Simonsen S S, Herling S F, Timm H
Centre for Nursing, University College Absalon, Roskilde, Denmark.
Department of People and Technology, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark.
J Adv Nurs. 2025 Mar;81(3):1543-1553. doi: 10.1111/jan.16371. Epub 2024 Aug 6.
To explore how emergency nurses experienced caring for brought-in-dead persons and their relatives, and what hindered or facilitated this care in an emergency setting.
A qualitative study using Interpretive Description.
Data were collected as individual interviews with 13 nurses at seven Danish emergency departments from February to June 2023.
Our analysis revealed the overarching theme 'Navigating the complexities of providing holistic care in a constrained environment', covering five sub-themes: (1) An important yet not recognized nursing task; (2) Pending care needs of the living and the dead; (3) No physical or mental room for the brought-in-dead persons; (4) Utilizing personal experiences in the absence of formal education and training and (5) Navigating professionalism and empathy.
Emergency departments posed unique challenges in providing care to brought-in-dead persons and their relatives.
The unrecognized nature of caring for brought-in-dead persons and their relatives suggests a universal undervaluation of this care in emergency departments.
Care for brought-in-dead persons and their relatives is neither recognized nor evidence-based. This study initiates a discussion of the circumstances for delivering care for persons brought-in-dead and has an impact on nurses and nursing leaders employed in emergency departments.
The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ).
None.
探讨急诊护士照顾送来时已死亡者及其亲属的经历，以及在急诊环境中阻碍或促进这种护理的因素。
采用诠释性描述的定性研究。
2023年2月至6月，对丹麦七个急诊科的13名护士进行了个人访谈，收集数据。
我们的分析揭示了总体主题“在受限环境中应对提供整体护理的复杂性”，涵盖五个子主题：（1）一项重要但未得到认可的护理任务；（2）生者和死者未得到满足的护理需求；（3）没有为送来时已死亡者留出身心空间；（4）在缺乏正规教育和培训的情况下利用个人经验；（5）兼顾专业精神和同理心。
急诊科在为送来时已死亡者及其亲属提供护理方面面临独特挑战。
照顾送来时已死亡者及其亲属的工作未得到认可，这表明急诊科对这种护理普遍重视不足。
对送来时已死亡者及其亲属的护理既未得到认可，也缺乏循证依据。本研究引发了对为送来时已死亡者提供护理情况的讨论，对急诊科的护士和护理领导产生影响。
定性研究报告的统一标准（COREQ）。
无。
